What color is #5C7242?

#5C7242 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C7242?

The RGB value is 92, 114, 66: 92 red, 114 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C7242?

The complementary color is #584272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C7242?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C7242 color

#5C7242 rgb(92, 114, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C7242 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 44.7% green and 25.9% blue (92, 114, 66).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 27% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#5C7242 color codes

HEX	`#5C7242`
RGB	`rgb(92, 114, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 44.7%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 27%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 42%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 42%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.22, -17.22, 23.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.22, 29.52, 125.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.414, 14.703, 7.39)`
Decimal	`6058562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C7242, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5C7242	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C7242 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5C7242 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c7242; }
.text { color: #5c7242; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c7242; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 114 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c7242, #447242); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C7242?: #5C7242 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C7242?: The RGB value is 92, 114, 66: 92 red, 114 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C7242?: The complementary color is #584272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C7242?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.